Sentences with phrase «chief secretary insisted»
As Labour frontbenchers expressed astonishment that Rennard — who was readmitted to the Lib Dems this week after final diciplinary proceedings against him relating to allegations of sexually inappropriate conduct were dropped — could be involved in the Lib Dem campaign, the Treasury chief secretary insisted the peer would not have «any role at all» [see footnote].
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As business secretary, Cable looked for a way out; Danny Alexander, who had taken over from Laws as chief secretary to the Treasury, insisted the party should go along with the rise in tuition fees.
There were ten questions to the climate and climate change secretary on the blog and CPRE's chief executive, Shaun Spiers, insisted: «These questions aren't going to go away.
Danny Alexander, the Treasury chief secretary who is seen by some as the continuity candidate, has said his party would not prop up a minority Labour or Tory government, remarks that suggest the party will insist on either full coalition or try to force another early election.